20th Century Hits is a remix album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG in 1999. This remix project which was credited as 'Boney M. 2000' spun off a series of new single releases; "Ma Baker – Somebody Scream" in early 1999 and previously included on French compilation Ultimate, "Daddy Cool '99" featuring Mobi T., "Caribbean Night Fever / Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday" and "Sunny".

20th Century Hits
Cover to the standard edition of the album
Remix album by
ReleasedNovember 1999
Recorded1976–1984, 1998, 1999
Length74:44
LabelMCI/BMG (EU)
ProducerFrank Farian
Boney M. chronology
Ultimate
(1999)
20th Century Hits
(1999)
25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool
(2000)
Alternative cover
Malaysian edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sunny" (1999 Remix)Hebb3:38
2."Daddy Cool" (1999 Remix)Farian, Reyam3:52
3."Ma Baker" (1999 Remix)Farian, Jay, Reyam3:51
4."Rivers of Babylon" (1999 Remix)Farian, Reyam3:19
5."Gotta Go Home" (1999 Remix)Farian, Jay, Klinkhammer3:20
6."Rasputin" (1999 Remix)Farian, Jay, Reyam3:28
7."Painter Man" (1999 Remix)Phillips, Pickett3:00
8."No Woman, No Cry" (1999 Remix)Ford, Marley3:21
9."Brown Girl in the Ring" (1999 Remix)Farian3:34
10."Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (1999 Remix)Farian, Jay3:23
11."Kalimba de Luna" (1999 Remix)Amoruso, DiFranco, Esposito, Licastro, Malavas3:42
12."Felicidad" (Miami Ocean Drive Mix)Conz, Massara3:46
13."Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (1992 Radio Version Edit)Farian, Hairston3:43
14."Caribbean Nightfever" (Medley)Traditional4:35
15."Disco Megamix"Frank Farian/ George Reyam (Hans-Jörg Mayer)/ Fred Jay/ Robert "Bobby" Von Hebb/ Kenny Pickett/ Eddie Phillips/ Brent Dowe/ Trevor McNaughton/ James Robert Bilsbury/ Drafi Richard Franz Deutscher/ Joe Menke/ Heinz Huth/ Jürgen Hut6:26
16."Sunny" (1999 Club Mix)Hebb4:10
17."Ma Baker" (1999 Club Mix)Farian, Jay, Reyam4:31
18."Daddy Cool" (1999 Club Mix)Farian, Reyam4:09
19."Rivers of Babylon" (1999 Club Mix)Farian, Reyam3:59
20."Gotta Go Home" (1999 Club Mix)Farian, Jay, Klinkhammer4:18

Personnel

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Production

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  • Frank Farian – producer, remixer
  • Tokapi – producer
  • Sash! – remixers
  • Doug Laurent – remixer
  • Nouri – remixer
  • Marek – remixer
  • Zeke Lund – sound engineer
  • Hartmut Pfannmüller – engineer
  • Tammy Grohé – engineer
  • Rainer M. Ehrnhardt – engineer
  • Michael Bestmann – engineer
  • Bernd Berwanger – engineer
  • Tobias Freud – engineer
  • Helmut Rulofs – engineer
  • Michael Cretu – arranger
  • Stefan Klinkhammer – arranger
  • Harry Baierl – arranger

Single releases

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UK

12"

  • Boney M. vs. Horny United "Ma Baker/Somebody Scream" (Logic Records 74321 65387 1, 1999)

Side A

  1. "Ma Baker (Club Mix by Horny United)

Side B

  1. "Somebody Scream" (Beatroute Star Bar Mix by DJ Slammer & Mark Bambach)
  2. "Somebody Scream" (Cosmic People Mix)

CD

  • Boney M. vs. Horny United "Ma Baker/Somebody Scream" (Logic Records 74321 65387 2, 1999)
  1. "Somebody Scream" (Radio Edit) – 3:06
  2. "Ma Baker" (Sash! Radio Edit) – 3:27
  3. "Somebody Scream" (Massive Club mix) – 7:31
  4. "Ma Baker" (Sash! 12" Mix) – 4:55

EU

12"

  • Boney M. / Horny United Feat. Boney M. – "Ma Baker" / "Somebody Scream – Ma Baker" (2 x 12", Logic Records/Lautstark/BMG 74321 64561 1, 1999)

Side A

  1. Boney M. "Ma Baker" (Extended Vocal Edit) – 5:26

Side B

  1. Boney M. "Ma Baker" (Disco Dub Edit) – 5:35

Side C

  1. Horny United "Somebody Scream – Ma Baker" (Massive Mix) – 7:30
  2. Horny United "Somebody Scream – Ma Baker" (Screamless Mix) – 6:16

Side D

  1. Horny United "Somebody Scream – Ma Baker" (Full Vocal Mix)
  2. Horny United "Somebody Scream – Ma Baker" (Ma Baker House Mix)

CD

  • Boney M vs. Sash!: "Ma Baker" (BMG 74321 63942 2, 1998)
  1. "Ma Baker (Tokapi Radio Edit) – 3:24
  2. "Ma Baker" (Original Edit) – 3:35
  3. "Ma Baker" (Extended Vocal Edit) – 5:26
  4. "Ma Baker" (Disco Dub Edit) – 5:35
  • Boney M. vs. Sash!/Horny United Featuring Boney M.: "Ma Baker"/"Somebody Scream" (BMG 74321 64561 2, 1999)
  1. Boney M. vs. Sash! "Ma Baker" (Extended Radio Edit) – 4:54
  2. Boney M. vs. Sash! "Ma Baker" (Disco Dub Edit) (5:32)
  3. Horny United Featuring Boney M. "Somebody Scream (Ma Baker)" (Radio Edit) (Oliver Wallner, Re-Run) – 4:17
  4. Horny United Featuring Boney M. "Somebody Scream (Ma Baker)" (Massive Mix) (Oliver Wallner, Re-Run) – 6:59
  • Boney M. 2000 Featuring Mobi T.: "Daddy Cool '99" (BMG 74321 69177 2, 1999)
  1. "Daddy Cool '99" (Radio Edit) – 3:51
  2. "Daddy Cool '99" (Extended Vocal Club Mix) – 5:06
  3. "Daddy Cool '99" (Latino Club Mix) – 3:33
  4. "Daddy Cool '99" (Solid Disco Edit) – 3:45
  5. "Daddy Cool" (Original Mix 1976) – 3:26
  • Boney M. 2000: "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (BMG 74321 71064 2, 1999)
  1. "Caribbean Night Fever – Megamix" (Radio Edit) – 3:55
  2. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Radio Edit) – 3:30
  3. "Caribbean Night Fever" (Extended Version) – 5:28
  4. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Extended Version) – 4:26
  5. "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Remix) – 4:01
  • Boney M. 2000: "Sunny (Remixes)" (BMG 74321 73824 2, 2000)
  1. "Sunny" (Radio Edit) – 3:31
  2. "Sunny" (Radio Remix – Disco Club) – 3:35
  3. "Sunny" (Extended Version) – 4:47
  4. "Sunny" (Disco Club Mix) – 5:46
  5. "Sunny" (Club Mix) – 4:45
  6. "Sunny" (House Mix) – 4:55
  7. "Sunny" (London Vocal Mix) – 3:34
  8. "Sunny" (Space Mix) – 4:51

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[2] Platinum 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r447751
  2. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 956. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 20 June 2019.